Sticky sessions

Guides

Python requests proxy: auth, sessions, SOCKS5 and rotation

Set a proxy in Python requests the right way: the proxies dict and its https key, auth encoding, sessions, SOCKS5, rotation, retries and the silent bypass.12 min read
Best Practices

Proxy performance tuning: concurrency, reuse and timeouts

Proxy performance is mostly decided on the client. Tune connection reuse, concurrency and timeouts in order, then measure each phase with curl.12 min read
Guides

Ad verification proxies: checking ads market by market

How to verify ad placements, creatives and landing redirect chains per market from a consumer origin, which proxy tier fits, and how to size a setup.13 min read
Guides

Proxies for AI agents: giving an agent reliable web access

Proxies for AI agents give a cloud-hosted agent a home or ISP origin. Which jobs need one, which type and rotation fit, and how to wire Playwright and MCP.13 min read
Guides

Proxies for social media management: one client, one origin

Proxies for social media management, inside the rules: when Meta, TikTok and LinkedIn access tools do the job, and when one origin per client helps.10 min read
Guides

TikTok proxies: regional research and brand accounts

TikTok proxies for brands and agencies: what TikTok's rules allow, how to see what each market is shown, and how to run accounts you own from one origin.10 min read
Guides

Instagram proxies for brand and agency account logins

Instagram proxies for brand and agency teams: what Instagram allows, why login location matters, which proxy type fits, billing, and when you need none.12 min read
Guides

C# HttpClient proxy: WebProxy, auth, SOCKS5 and rotation

C# HttpClient proxy setup for .NET 8 and 10: WebProxy credentials, SOCKS5, environment proxies, IHttpClientFactory, rotation and the 407 and https:// traps.14 min read
Guides

Java proxy setup: HttpClient, Authenticator and SOCKS5

Java proxy setup that works: system properties, java.net.Proxy, HttpClient, a scoped Authenticator, the 407 fix for Basic over CONNECT, SOCKS5, OkHttp, Apache.13 min read
Guides

Playwright proxy setup: scopes, auth, SOCKS5, rotation and timezone

Set a Playwright proxy per browser, per context or in playwright.config. Fix 407 and SOCKS5 auth errors, rotate by context, and set timezone for geo-QA.13 min read
Guides

How to scrape Google Maps: Places API first, then scraping

How to scrape Google Maps: how the Places API is billed now, what Google's terms allow, and a scraping method for public business data with city-level proxies.14 min read
Guides

How to scrape Amazon: Python, the law and official APIs

Scrape public Amazon product and price data with Python: what the terms and courts say, the official API routes, polite rate limits and where proxies fit.16 min read
Guides

Germany proxies: targeting, sessions and exit checks

Germany proxies give a German exit IP. Which proxy type fits, how state and city targeting works, why DE is the code, and how to check the exit before a job.12 min read
Guides

UK residential proxies: regions, cities and sessions

UK residential proxies route through British home broadband. How UK targeting works, why GB is the country code, which session fits and how to check the exit.10 min read
Best Practices

Why proxies trigger captchas, and what reduces them

Why proxies trigger captchas: the risk score behind each challenge, the inputs your proxy tier changes, and what a legitimate client can fix first.11 min read
Guides

USA residential proxies: state, city and session guide

USA residential proxies route through US home connections. How state and city targeting works, which session type fits, and how to check the exit.9 min read
Comparisons

Static vs dynamic IP: the difference and when you need one

Static vs dynamic IP explained: how DHCP leases and ISP renumbering change an address, how to check which you have, and when a fixed IP is worth it.9 min read
Comparisons

Rotating vs sticky proxies: what breaks under each mode

Rotating vs sticky proxies by job: per-request IPs, 5-60 minute timers or sticky while online, what breaks under the wrong mode, and a test to run.10 min read
Guides

Switching proxy providers without downtime: a checklist

Switching proxy providers without breaking jobs: what to inventory, how to map credentials and rotation, the parallel test to run, and when switching fails.12 min read
Guides

Best proxies for web scraping: match the proxy to the job

The best proxies for web scraping depend on the target. Datacenter, residential, ISP and mobile compared by job, with billing models and a test to run first.13 min read
Guides

What is a residential proxy? How it works and when you need one

A residential proxy sends traffic out through a home ISP connection. How it works, where the IPs come from, whether it is legal, and what it costs per GB.11 min read
Comparisons

ISP proxies vs rotating residential: which one the job actually needs

ISP vs residential proxies: one holds a static identity, the other spreads across a pool. Speed, location, detection and per-IP vs per-GB cost compared.9 min read